GovInfoSecurity

Backdooring of JavaScript Library Axios Tied to North Korea

A supply-chain attack backdoored versions of Axios, a popular JavaScript library that's present in many different software ...
Developer Tech

Axios npm attack causes JavaScript supply chain chaos

Security teams are grappling with a major supply chain attack on Axios, a popular JavaScript library with over 100 million ...

Hackers slipped a trojan into the code library behind most of the internet. Your team is probably affected

Attackers stole a long-lived npm token from the lead axios maintainer and published two poisoned versions that drop a ...
PCMag

Hacker Tries to Spread Malware to Millions by Hitting 'Axios NPM' Software

Axios functions as pre-built software that a developer can easily incorporate into a JavaScript project. However, a hacker ...
Dark ReadingOpinion

Source Code Leaks Highlight Lack of Supply Chain Oversight

Or, why the software supply chain should be treated as critical infrastructure with guardrails built in at every layer.
Cybernews

Critical compromise: Axios NPM library with 100M weekly downloads is delivering malware

A critical supply chain attack has compromised the popular JavaScript library axios, leading to developers unknowingly ...
Techzine Europe

Axios supply chain attack victim posts postmortem to prevent a repeat

Another supply chain security threat emerged this week with the compromise of Axios. It is a popular JavaScript HTTP library, but for three hours, it ...

Hackers compromise Axios npm package to drop cross-platform malware

Hackers hijacked the npm account of the Axios package, a JavaScript HTTP client with 100M+ weekly downloads, to deliver ...
Analytics Insight

Axios Supply Chain Attack Exposes Crypto Wallets to Hidden Malware Risk

Axios, a widely used JavaScript HTTP client, was briefly distributed through npm in two malicious versions after a maintainer ...
The Hacker News

Axios Supply Chain Attack Pushes Cross-Platform RAT via Compromised npm Account

Axios 1.14.1 and 0.30.4 injected malicious plain-crypto-js@4.2.1 after npm compromise on March 31, 2026, deploying ...
Techzine Europe

Axios npm package compromised, posing a new supply chain threat

Two versions of the widely used JavaScript library axios were maliciously published on npm on March 31, 2026. A hijacked ...
Dark Reading

Axios NPM Package Compromised in Precision Attack

The NPM package for Axios, a popular JavaScript HTTP client library, was briefly compromised this week, possibly by North ...